Pitt secures verbal commitment from Florida prospect Camden Brown, 2nd wide receiver in class of 2022
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi and his staff were busy Sunday, serving as hosts to eight prospects and securing verbal commitments from at least three, making the Panthers’ haul of high school talent four in the past two days.
The first to publicly reveal his commitment was three-star wide receiver Camden Brown of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Hail To Pitt COMMITTED!!!?? #H2P pic.twitter.com/8fD5xItgYc
— Camden Brown (@CamdenBrown7) June 27, 2021
Brown (6-foot-3, 195 pounds) is the 79th-ranked wide receiver in the U.S. and the No. 79 overall prospect in Florida, according to Rivals.com. He is the second wide receiver in Pitt’s 10-man class of 2022, joining Addison Copeland III of Buffalo, N.Y.
Pitt is one of 17 schools to offer Brown a scholarship, including Auburn, Ole Miss, Syracuse, Virginia, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky and Navy.
Later in the day, Che Nwabuko, who can play skill positions on either side of the ball, became the second to reveal his commitment and the second in two days from Texas. The Panthers also received a pledge Saturday from defensive back Marquan Pope of Denton, Texas.
C O M M I T T E D ! #H2P | #CNtime pic.twitter.com/g0CkoMZiOF
— Che Nwabuko ? (@CheNwabuko1) June 27, 2021
Nwabuko, a three-star, has offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Kansas, Purdue, Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech.
Next to make his commitment public was offensive tackle Ja’Kavion Nonar (6-7, 272).
Nonar, who attends Glade Central High School in Belle Grade, Fla., is unranked by Rivals.com and also has offers from Florida International, Delaware State and Maryland.
The commitments of Brown, Nwabuko and Nonar vaulted Pitt’s class from No. 66 in the nation to No. 48, according to Rivals rankings.
@Pitt_FB @Kzovko @CoachPartridge @CoachBorbs 1000% committed pic.twitter.com/MZhdujqfNi
— Ja'Kavion Nonar (@mandown6ix) June 27, 2021
Another Pitt target, wide receiver Marcus Peterson of Lake City, Fla., chose Cincinnati on Sunday over his list of finalists that included the Panthers, Florida State and Central Florida.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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